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Acer Liquid E1 vs Samsung i520

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weighti520: 31 g lighteri520: 99 g · Liquid E1: 130 g
  • Widthi520: 18 mm narroweri520: 50.5 mm · Liquid E1: 68.5 mm
  • Screen diagonali520: 2.2 in smaller diagonali520: 2.3 in · Liquid E1: 4.5 in
  • ChipsetMediatek MT6577 (40 nm) / TI OMAP 2430Liquid E1: Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm) · i520: TI OMAP 2430
  • DepthLiquid E1: 8 mm thinnerLiquid E1: 9.9 mm · i520: 17.9 mm
  • Heighti520: 30.3 mm shorteri520: 101.7 mm · Liquid E1: 132 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Liquid E1: 132 × 68.5 mm 1 i520: 101.7 × 50.5 mm 2
Side
Liquid E1: 132 × 9.9 mm 1 i520: 101.7 × 17.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E1
    Height
    132 mm+30.3 mm versus i520
    Width
    68.5 mm+18 mm versus i520
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    130 g
  2. 2. i520
    Height
    101.7 mm
    Width
    50.5 mm
    Depth
    17.9 mm+8 mm versus Liquid E1
    Weight
    99 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid E1130 g

    +31 g versus i520

  2. 2. i52099 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

Screen size
Liquid E1: 4.5 in, 16:9, About 55.8 cm² rectangular area 1 i520: 2.3 in, 4:3, About 16.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E1 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. i520 2.3 in · 4:3 About 16.4 cm² rectangular area

Liquid E1 has approximately 240.8% more rectangular screen area than i520.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageLiquid E1i520
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
i520: Original memory entry

35 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Liquid E1

NFC
See details Yes (single sim model only)
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. i520

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid E11760 mAh

    +810 mAh versus i520

  2. 2. i520950 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. i520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 101.7 Х 50.5 Х 17.9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 99 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 35 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • TI OMAP 2430
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 16.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 31.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 174 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 330 MHz ARM 1136
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
  • PowerVR MBX
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2007
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 1.8 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • 21 MP
  • External touch keys
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid E1i520
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Voice memo -Voice mail -Organizer